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The Global Headhunting Firm for AfricaWed, 20 Sep 2017 22:52:16 +0000en-ZAhourly1August 2017 – Take a peek at this month’s talent hot listhttp://homecomingrevolution.com/august-2017-take-peek-months-talent-hot-list/
Thu, 31 Aug 2017 15:00:41 +0000http://homecomingrevolution.com/?p=22175It’s been an exciting and busy August. We’ve been interacting with some strong African talent across the globe this month. We hosted an exclusive event for PepsiCo in London, received some great PR, and made many top senior placements.

]]>The psychological impact of emigrationhttp://homecomingrevolution.com/psychological-impact-emigration/
Tue, 29 Aug 2017 12:04:27 +0000http://homecomingrevolution.com/?p=22147Mobility is one of the most significant characteristics of our globalized world. This has had a deep impact on families and relationships all over the world and especially in many countries in Africa. Nonetheless even when only one person leaves his or her country emigration is never just an individual event. Both those leaving and […]

]]>Executives on the Move: BitPesa Head of Francophone Africa Saleshttp://homecomingrevolution.com/executives-move-bitpesa-head-francophone-africa-sales/
Tue, 29 Aug 2017 08:24:50 +0000http://homecomingrevolution.com/?p=22141Amadou Biteye has joined BitPesa as Head of Francophone Africa Sales. He will focus on developing and growing the company’s presence across the region. BitPesa is a cutting-edge online payment platform that leverages Blockchain settlement to significantly lower the cost and increase the speed of business payments to, from and within sub-Saharan Africa. Amadou has […]

]]>Executives on the Move: Visa Cluster Country Manager West Africahttp://homecomingrevolution.com/executives-move-visa-cluster-country-manager-west-africa/
Tue, 29 Aug 2017 08:08:13 +0000http://homecomingrevolution.com/?p=22137Kemi Okusanya has joined Visa as Cluster Country Manager West Africa. With an MBA from Warwick Business School UK, Kemi has and has over 17 years’ experience in Global Payments, Money Transfer and Banking. Prior to joining Visa, Kemi worked as Head of Anglophone Africa for MoneyGram. “I’m really looking forward to driving Visa’s digital […]

]]>‘Bureaucracy was the single biggest challenge I faced’http://homecomingrevolution.com/bureaucracy-single-biggest-challenge-faced/
Tue, 29 Aug 2017 07:57:11 +0000http://homecomingrevolution.com/?p=22130Afua Osei moved to Lagos after her MBA, to launch a social enterprise called She Leads Africa. Afua was at the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business, looking to work on data analytics after graduation. She was looking at solutions for affordable housing in underserved urban communities in the US, cities like Baltimore, where […]

]]>The Kenyan homecomer who built a $800m asset management firmhttp://homecomingrevolution.com/kenyan-homecomer-built-800m-asset-management-firm/
Tue, 29 Aug 2017 06:58:40 +0000http://homecomingrevolution.com/?p=22124Kenyan homecomer Edwin Dande has achieved global recognition after starting an investment management company that currently manages assets worth about $800 million. Below is his story I hold a BSc. In Accounting from Monmouth University, an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and I am also a CPA. I started off […]

]]>I have no regrets following my return to Ghanahttp://homecomingrevolution.com/no-regrets-following-return-ghana/
Tue, 29 Aug 2017 06:37:04 +0000http://homecomingrevolution.com/?p=22119I have no regrets for coming back to Ghana after some 12 years abroad, studying to acquire a few advanced degrees and working unthinkable hours to boost the bottom line of supermarkets and factories. I have no regrets for doing odd jobs in very cold temperatures while my degrees rotted away in dirty drawers in […]

]]>Prontuit interviews Homecoming Revolutionhttp://homecomingrevolution.com/prontuit-interviews-homecoming-revolution/
Wed, 16 Aug 2017 09:19:34 +0000http://homecomingrevolution.com/?p=22093The post Prontuit interviews Homecoming Revolution appeared first on Homecoming Revolution.
]]>Homecoming Revolution at TEDx Johannesburghttp://homecomingrevolution.com/homecoming-revolution-tedx-johannesburg/
Fri, 11 Aug 2017 09:25:38 +0000http://homecomingrevolution.com/?p=22082The post Homecoming Revolution at TEDx Johannesburg appeared first on Homecoming Revolution.
]]>July 2017 – Career Opportunities a click awayhttp://homecomingrevolution.com/july-2017-career-opportunities-click-away/
Mon, 07 Aug 2017 16:40:12 +0000http://homecomingrevolution.com/?p=22028We have several top roles that we’re headhunting across the continent. A reminder to all employers, we are currently connecting with some truly awesome talent with an exceptional combination of local and international exposure.

]]>Homecoming Revolution in the Saturday Star July 2017http://homecomingrevolution.com/homecoming-revolution-saturday-star-july-2017/
Mon, 31 Jul 2017 09:14:40 +0000http://homecomingrevolution.com/?p=22002The post Homecoming Revolution in the Saturday Star July 2017 appeared first on Homecoming Revolution.
]]>The MIT grad building Nigeria’s first STEM campushttp://homecomingrevolution.com/mit-grad-building-nigerias-first-stem-campus/
Fri, 28 Jul 2017 08:14:48 +0000http://homecomingrevolution.com/?p=21975Most graduates of the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Boston have their choice of six-figure-salary jobs after graduation. But for one graduate, a different calling has meant he’s sacrificed a comfortable life and taken a big risk to follow his dream: to open Africa’s first STEM (Science Technology Engineering Mathematics) campus in Nigeria. […]

]]>‘I no longer doubt our decision to return to SA’http://homecomingrevolution.com/no-longer-doubt-decision-return-sa/
Thu, 27 Jul 2017 08:26:47 +0000http://homecomingrevolution.com/?p=21938In 2016 Mervyn George and his wife decided to return to South Africa. They uprooted their three young kids and moved from London to Cape Town. While they were both born and raised in Cape Town and expected the transition to be somewhat easy, it has proven to be a fairly rocky road thus far. […]

]]>The repat wanting to bring Ethiopian food to the worldhttp://homecomingrevolution.com/repat-wanting-bring-ethiopian-food-world/
Thu, 27 Jul 2017 08:15:41 +0000http://homecomingrevolution.com/?p=21969Thirty-year-old chef Yohanis Gebreyesus Hailemariam is one of thousands of talented young Ethiopians who have chosen to return to their homeland after being educated or growing up overseas. His dream is to show the world the glories of Ethiopian cuisine, to preserve its rich traditions and to make even his poorest fellow citizens eat better. […]